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Thread: 10' 4x4 wood post. Ideas for what to use it for?

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    10' 4x4 wood post. Ideas for what to use it for?

    On the outskirts of my yard, I have a 10 foot pressure treated 4x4 post cemented in the ground (post was originally 12') that is only two years old. The original purpose of this post was for a bat-house, but it's too close to the ground, and it was a price if junk anyway.

    Anyway, I got this post in my yard, I could just cut it down, but I was thinking maybe I can make a creative wood working project out of it. At first I was going to build a huge 3 story birdhouse appartment, but then I found out only Purple Martins would use it and the pole is not in a location that would attract Purple Martins. It's visible from my house, but about 100 ft from mine and 20 ft from my neigbors. So I'm trying to come up with some ideas, if nothing, I'll just cut it down and recycle it for something else

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    I have a 6' post like this in the yard from which I hang bird feeders. Used salvaged copper pipes as cross members, for feeders to hang from. But 100' is a bit far from the house.

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    If it is in sunlight at mid day it could be used as a noonmark.

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    Just leave it where it is and carve a skinny totem pole using a chainsaw?
    Quality by Design! nuff said....

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